Cybersecurity
The cybersecurity market could exceed $151 billion by between 2020 and 2023. Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are essential tools in this ecosystem. It's important to keep up with the news and understand the ins and outs of this industry. Stay informed here.
Wed 07 Jul 2021 ▪ 15h55 ▪
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Greg Hansen
On 6th July an unknown perpetrator called in a bomb threat to the Kiev City Council building. He demanded a ransom in Bitcoin to prevent the explosion. More bad press for Bitcoin The attacker, who identified himself as Edgar Kazaryan, sent an email to the Citizen’s Petitions Department using anonymous…
Wed 07 Jul 2021 ▪ 13h50 ▪
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Rudy Bauer
Bitcoin.org fell prey to a DDoS attack, a cyberattack that overwhelms a website with traffic to make it unavailable. The hackers followed with a demand for a 0.5 Bitcoin (BTC) ransom. How did the attack on Bitcoin.org go? ”It’s a very overwhelming attack, it’s a struggle to deal with, and…
Tue 22 Jun 2021 ▪ 10h00 ▪
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Rudy Bauer
Impossible Finance (IF), a DeFi project based on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) suffered a flash loan attack. It is the latest in a string of attacks targeting DeFi projects – high-value targets with lots of fund locked up inside them. Read on to find out how this attack took…
Sat 19 Jun 2021 ▪ 22h51 ▪
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Rudy Bauer
Polygon-based Beetsfarm Finance, a DeFi project that specialises in yield farming, has been accused of fraud. The team behind RugDoc.io accused the developers of stealing more than £86,880 from Beetsfarm users. It happened…🚨 https://t.co/ZsiObNQ375 finally rugged 🚨0x369CaBe555716a3349d537DE71b3720D41aC1a1Athis is the wallet that they used.Total…
Sat 19 Jun 2021 ▪ 19h00 ▪
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Violaine Silverstein
The French startup Ledger, the world’s leading cold crypto wallet producer, has once again fallen foul of a security breach. This time, the attack takes a physical form, with fake USB drives sent to Ledger customers. Ledger plagued by new security breach In December 2020, ledger customer data was hacked and published…
Fri 28 May 2021 ▪ 12h20 ▪
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William Proctor
While promotional campaigns allow exchanges to retain their existing customers and attract new ones, the recent BlockFi campaign may well drive users away. The site, which offers users rewards for depositing crypto (much like a crypto bank account), initially offered users small bonuses. That is, until it mistakenly deposited astronomical…
Mon 25 Jan 2021 ▪ 20h27 ▪
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Greg Hansen
DeFi is losing pace in October 2020, but it isn’t over yet. OpenZeppelin has created a solution that will help support its recovery. The platform will accelerate the launch of new smart contracts, while reducing the risk of error. Defender defends DeFi The cybersecurity and auditing company OpenZeppelin has created…
Mon 25 Jan 2021 ▪ 20h24 ▪
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Felix Meyer
ConsenSys offers many solutions based on the Ethereum blockchain (ETH), especially for companies that would like to develop products on it. Today, Sylvain Laurent, a blockchain engineer at ConsenSys, kindly agreed to tell us a bit about it, thank you! Guest of the day: Sylvain Laurent Our guest is…
Mon 25 Jan 2021 ▪ 19h56 ▪
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Zoé De La Roche
Think back to when your English teacher marked you down for spelling a word incorrectly: it might help you to avoid losing some bitcoin (BTC). Hackers have been able to use the fact that people don’t notice spelling mistakes to their advantage. It all involves sending a note via…
